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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-23, 05:54 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

I find this passivity distressing. I feel...

I find this passivity distressing. I feel strongly that when I can no longer "rage against the dying of the light," it will be time to give my go fast bikes to a better set of legs and lungs. I hope...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-23, 07:51 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

I have to call BS here. In my more than forty...

I have to call BS here. In my more than forty years on road bikes, the only thing a stiff head wind (especially a gusty one) is good for is turning an otherwise delightful ride into a death march.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-23, 10:02 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

I do wonder when Si had the freewheel issue if it...

I do wonder when Si had the freewheel issue if it was a matter of the lube being somewhat dry and nasty, not that a freewheel wouldn't get seriously worn under the not-so-gentle ministrations of a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 12:55 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

You over generalize. In my youth, the great bikes...

You over generalize. In my youth, the great bikes had DT friction shifters with the occasional odd bird running SunTour barcons. When I had Peter Mooney make my bikes, I spec'ed Ergopower controls. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 10:49 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

There are (or at least were) so many domestic...

There are (or at least were) so many domestic builders who could put together a drool worthy bike. When I bought my first Mooney, I had originally planned to use the local hero (Matt Assenmacher),...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 08:46 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

I think the main issue I have is that there have...

I think the main issue I have is that there have been two era changes for lack of a better word since the reign of Merckx. The first was click-in pedals and integrated shift. The second was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 06:11 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

Or he's just trolling. :(

Or he's just trolling. :(
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 06:08 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

That's something I forgot in my earlier critique....

That's something I forgot in my earlier critique. I'd definitely not expect vintage rubber and plastic to be any good on a bike. At least replace the cable housings, brake pads, and sew-ups if you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-23, 08:56 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,030
Posted By MooneyBloke

Agree. I'm using a 43yo Trek for a commuter, and...

Agree. I'm using a 43yo Trek for a commuter, and I'm not kind to it. It soldiers on just fine. Unless someone's using parts established in a failure mode (e.g. cranks/stems/BBs with a fracture or...
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